Amy L Stewart, MA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Intouch Solutions
Manager, Social Media Strategy, 01/11 – present

Fleishman-Hillard
Account Executive, 02/10 – 01/11

Freelancer
Marketing & Social Media Consultant, 09/08 – 02/10
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care
- Developed and implemented social media policy, strategy and timeline
- Created and maintained Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care's presence on social media
platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
- Oversaw e-mail marketing campaigns
Department Zero
- Managed events at the Scion Lab
- Brand ambassador for Toyota Scion and Five Hour Energy

HCA Midwest Health System
Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Menorah Medical Center, 12/07 – 09/08
- Devised and implemented marketing campaigns aligned with strategic goals
- Worked closely with media outlets to promote services
- Planned community events including health fairs, grand openings and open houses
- Developed partnerships with local businesses to promote key service lines
- Managed website content and development for both Internet and Intranet
- Oversaw Public Relations Coordinator

Marketing Coordinator, Division Office, 12/05 – 12/07
- Coordinated all aspects of public relations and advertising for more than 100 physicians
- Oversaw 35 physician websites
- Produced physician newsletters and physician directories
- Devised and implemented marketing campaigns consisting of newspaper, direct mail, radio and website advertising

Public Relations Coordinator, Menorah Medical Center, 09/04 – 12/05
- Created employee, physician and community newsletters
- Worked as a liaison between clients and graphic designers to conceptualize materials
- Chaired fundraising event and increased donations from previous year by 58%
- Established and maintained relationships with various hospital departments

H2U Coordinator, Menorah Medical Center, 04/05 – 12/05
- Increased membership by 77% within 6 months
- Coordinated monthly community education and screening events
- Built and maintained vendor relationships

EDUCATION

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Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership
Park University
May 2008

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
University of Missouri, Kansas City
May 2004

RISING STAR AWARD

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The Rising Star Award was presented to Amy Stewart at KC/IABC's 2009 Bronze Quill Awards Gala. The Rising Star Award honors a professional in the first 10 years of his or her career who demonstrates leadership, professionalism and strong ethics; continues to learn more about the industry and grow professionally; and serves as a role model for other youthful communicators.

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH

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KC/IABC recognized Amy Stewart as their March Volunteer of the Month. After attending her first monthly luncheon and meeting a few KC/IABC board members, Amy jumped in and became an integral part of planning the 2009 Business Communicators Summit.

Amy was responsible for lining up speakers and keeping in contact with them leading up to the event. She also updated the KC/IABC Facebook page and led the “12 Tweets of BCS” on Twitter. Now, Amy is helping with the 2009 Bronze Quill Awards Gala, stepping up to work on a high-priority project.

RECOMMENDATIONS

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"My experience with Amy has shown her to be an ambitious, creative and thoughtful team player with the ability to advance projects and work independently with little oversight."
-Chantelle Walker, co-owner, PBJ Company

"Amy is a self-starter with a very high level of initiative. She has a very strong work ethic and is a responsible person of high moral character."
-Steven D. Wilkinson, president & CEO, Menorah Medical Center